Saranyu

Saranyu (Sanskrit, f सरण्यू Saranyu ) or Sanjna is a goddess in Hinduism.

Myth

Saranyu is the daughter of Tvashtri and the wife of the sun god Vivasvat and through this the mother of the twins Yama and Yami and Manu Vaivasvata. Since her husband was unbearable glistening bright, they formed a likeness called Savarna, turned into a mare and fled. Vivasvat in faith Savarna was his wife, begat with this Manu Savarni. As Vivasvat noticed the fraud, he transformed himself into a stallion and followed Saranyu. In horse figure they witnessed the divine twins Ashvins.

An alternative forecast calls Sanjna, daughter of Vishvakarman but which is equated with Tvashtri. The spare wife's name is Chaya ( "shadow" ). Vishvakarman finally cut away an eighth of the sun, demit his daughter could bear the splendor. From the truncated part he forged the weapons of the gods.

Indo-European origins

Linguistically was trying Saranyu and the Greek Erinys, forms of Demeter, derive as the original Indo-European goddess.